FPS Winner

The Core i5-10400F is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-9500F and it's also a worse value for money, as it's $43.45 more expensive!

Advantages of the Core i5-10400F

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of the Core i5-9500F

A slightly faster CPU for gaming
Up to 29% cheaper – $108.43 vs $151.88
A better value for money for gaming

Core i5-10400F vs Core i5-9500F for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Core i5-10400F

Apr 30th, 2020

Average FPS

187

99%

Min 1% FPS

124

100%

Price, $

$151.88

71%

Value, $/FPS

$0.81/FPS

70%

Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F

Core i5-9500F

Apr 23rd, 2019

Average FPS

188

100%

Min 1% FPS

124

100%

Price, $

$108.43

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.57/FPS

100%

CPU Processor Intel Core i5 9500F i5-9500F 3.0GHz Six-Core Six-Thread CPU Processor 9M 65W LGA 1151

Core i5-10400F vs Core i5-9500F in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

Core i5-10400F

Apr 30th, 2020

Core i5-9500F

Apr 23rd, 2019

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-10400F vs Core i5-9500F in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Core i5-10400F

Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1455

97%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

5778

100%

Core i5-9500F

Apr 23rd, 2019

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1505

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

5169

89%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-10400F vs Core i5-9500F in core CPU performance specifications

Core i5-10400F

Apr 30th, 2020

Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

12 MB

100%

Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

97%

Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

98%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Core i5-9500F

Apr 23rd, 2019

Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

9 MB

75%

Base Frequency

3 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Core i5-10400F	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	Core i5-9500F
General
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Apr 23rd, 2019
Not Available	MSRP	Not Available
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Comet Lake	Codename	Coffee Lake
65 W	Power Consumption	65 W
Performance
6	Cores	6
12	Threads	6
2.9 GHz	Base Frequency	3.0 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Frequency	4.4 GHz
12 MB	L3 Cache	9 MB
Other Features
DDR4 @ 2666 MHz	RAM	DDR4 @ 2666 MHz
No	Integrated Graphics	No
No	Overclockable	No